ICSISPD 2013 - International Conference on Sustainable Innovation and Successful Product Development for a Turbulent Global Market 2013

Researchers, executives and academia are invited to submit extended abstracts of their papers intended for presentation in the conference, workshop and symposium, in not more than 600 words in the PDF format highlighting their findings and methodologies adopted. The papers are expected to reflect original contributions or critics or extensions to the available knowledge in the related areas. Arrangements are being made with reputed publishers of leading journals to evaluate suitable papers presented at the conference for publication in the respective journals and to bring out special issues on these topics. All other papers presented will be published in the conference proceedings to be brought out on the occasion. Authors of abstracts selected through a process of two blind reviews will be required to submit the manuscripts in formats to be specified for further reviews by two more experts for presentation at the conference. Papers falling in any of the broad areas related to innovation and new product development including software and services are welcome.
The broad topics, but not limited to the ones given below, are:
? Innovation in capturing VOC , methods to understand customer preferences, and CRM
? Innovative applications of Internet technology and web-based methods for marketing research
? Innovative concepts for product development processes
? Information flows in product development processes
? Interrelationships across organizations and team building
? Information management and standards
? Information and communication technologies in product development
? Virtual and collaborative product development
? Management of dispersed product development processes and geographically dispersed teams
? Product life/value cycle management, Supply chain management and ERP
? Knowledge management in product design and development processes
? Component knowledge management and exchange, electronic catalogues
? Product modeling and process/production planning
? Design for X
? System level product development
? Platforms and architectures
? Product families, configuration and modularization
? Metrics and standards for evaluating firms product development capabilities
? Metrics and standards for measuring organizations product development performances
? Standards for product, process and project data exchange
? Integration methodologies
? Sustainable product development, Issues related to the base of the economic pyramid
? Innovation in human resources development, educational methodologies and training approaches and skill development
? Integrated vehicle product design and development process
? Synthesis of multi-functions in vehicle products
? Multi-disciplinary engineering in auto industry
? Emerging tools in system engineering and their applications
? Virtual prototyping and virtual tests (computer simulation), cloud computing
? Fast and lean validation
? Product strategy and strategic planning for product development
? Innovative approaches to engineering design, design optimization
? Quality, reliability and durability in product design and development
? Customer and regulatory requirements and implementation
? Innovation in micro-financing and empowering strategies for inclusive growth
? Case studies in innovation, NPD and related areas
? Creativity enhancement, TRIZ, lateral thinking and related topics
? Product and service development in a global context
? Radical product/service innovation, open innovation
? Risk management and integration of R&D and marketing, management of innovation
? User centred product innovation
? Innovations in renewable energy generation and management, and environmental protection